lunule

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈluː.njuːl/

Definition of lunule

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune.
    “A healthy lunule is usually most prominent on the thumb and may be invisible on the pinky finger.”
    “The architect incorporated a lunule design into the arched windows of the cathedral.”
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noun

  1. Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune.
    “A healthy lunule is usually most prominent on the thumb and may be invisible on the pinky finger.”
    “The architect incorporated a lunule design into the arched windows of the cathedral.”
  2. An area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells, sometimes shaped like a double crescent, but more often heart-shaped.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Borrowed from French lunule, from Latin lūnula, diminutive of lūna (“moon”). By surface analysis, luna + -ule.

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